Table 2.1

Deceased Donor Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Deceased Donors of Any Organ

Cause of Death Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 5,480 5,793 5,824 5,985 6,080 6,190 6,457 7,150 7,593 8,024
Anoxia 562 638 640 619 697 741 855 1,025 1,147 1,351
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 2,236 2,478 2,508 2,612 2,631 2,630 2,761 3,126 3,336 3,363
Head Trauma 2,489 2,497 2,430 2,520 2,545 2,610 2,617 2,793 2,908 3,056
CNS Tumor 63 57 61 62 52 56 49 60 57 57
Other 109 88 171 171 154 153 175 144 145 197
Unknown 21 35 14 1 1 - - 2 - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Anoxia 10.3% 11.0% 11.0% 10.3% 11.5% 12.0% 13.2% 14.3% 15.1% 16.8%
Cerebrovascular/Stroke 40.8% 42.8% 43.1% 43.6% 43.3% 42.5% 42.8% 43.7% 43.9% 41.9%
Head Trauma 45.4% 43.1% 41.7% 42.1% 41.9% 42.2% 40.5% 39.1% 38.3% 38.1%
CNS Tumor 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7%
Other 2.0% 1.5% 2.9% 2.9% 2.5% 2.5% 2.7% 2.0% 1.9% 2.5%
Unknown 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% - - 0.0% - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(%) = Percentages are calculated based on totals including missing and unknown cases.

(-) = None in category.

Includes donors of organs recovered for transplant and not used, as well as those transplanted.

Form changes on April 1, 1994 changed the way Cause of Death, Circumstance of Death, and Mechanism of Death were collected.

Not all recovered organs are actually transplanted. Data tables pertaining to the recovery and disposition of organs are presented in Section 3, Deceased Donor Organ Recovery and Disposition.